Ian Sauer from Tasmania's State Fire Management Council is encouraging private landholders to do more bushfire fuel reduction in autumn. The Council says both public and private land owners need to reduce fuel loads in order to lower bushfire intensities and fire size in Tasmania.

Soil samples are being taken at more than 200 sites across Tasmania to provide an insight into the health of the state's soils, and the impact different land use practices like irrigation can have over time. Read more